2016 Le Clarence de Haut-Brion
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AndrewWill Likes this wine:
Friday, December 31, 2021 - In my humble opinion, the few reviews listed on CT underestimate this wine.
Immediately after opening, the aroma leaps from the glass. Fresh, pungent cherry, iron, and suburban grass. If you've ever witnessed a waiter bring fajitas to another table (and getting your hopes up in the process), then you'll recognize another scent: a passing whiff of smoky, mesquite meats and peppers.
The palate is effortlessly elegant. This stuff glides across your tongue, offering juicy strawberry, raspberry, brown sugar, and the faintest hint of wet stone.
At this stage, the tannins are integrating immaculately. Many critics have correctly identified this wine as a cellar selection, but this is doubtless a prime candidate for earlier drinking.
95 points.
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